Central University of Technology beat Wits 42-36 to remain the only unbeaten team in the Varsity Shield after round four on Monday.

Wits relinquished a 22-20 half-time lead in Johannesburg as CUT clinched the eight-try thriller in the second stanza. CUT skipper Inus Kritzinger was the star for the visitors as he grabbed a second-half brace to seal the win.

Meanwhile, UKZN picked up their first victory of the campaign as they beat winless Fort Hare 22-16 in Pietermaritzburg. Impis built a commanding lead at the break as they were 22-3 ahead thanks to flanker Lwazi Ngcungama and the boot of fullback Jaco Potgieter.

However, Fort Hare delivered an impressive second-half performance as they kept the hosts scoreless and grabbed two tries to add respectability to the score.